Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Being from a big family, I tend to eat my dinner really fast. I think this is some type of psychological thing that I do in an effort to get any seconds that may be available. So I usually finish my dinner about 15 minutes before Lauren and Maxfield. When I am done I usually get up and start the dishes. I said it before and I will say it again my wife thinks a man doing dishes is sexy.

The other night I am doing the dishes and Max and Lauren are sitting at the table and I am complaining about something. I don't remember what, but it was probably about the garbage disposal or some other dish doing thing that frustrates me. So I am griping and Lauren decides to make fun of me. She mumbles under her breath. Saying something to the effect of "Great googlymoogly", but it sounded like a grumble. Basically she was saying I am some type of curmudgeon.

Try saying "great googlymoogly" without moving your lips or mouth or teeth. Didyou try it? That's what it sounded like. Within seconds of her making the grumble noise, Maxfield makes the exact grumble noise. They both look at me and they both laugh.

My son who is 22 months old is already mocking me. I thought that was not supposed to happen for at least another 13 years.

I think all women can agree that when a man does any of the housework it is sexy. Now, my son is 18 months and he mocks myself and my husband. He gets it from watching his two older brothers ages 6 and almost 4. What fun, 3 kids to make fun of me (and there is another on the way.) I am also in PA, so I am going to add your blog in my blog links on "I need to vent."

Mocking starts much earlier now. My 5 year old mocks and acts exasperated at my basic cluelessness to what is cool and what isn't. I blame the Disney channel, all those kids got big attitudes and mock their parents. I'm looking for CDs of Capt Kangaroo it may be my last chance

If Max is already doing that this young, you've got some tough years ahead. Then in the teen years you will not know anything. But have courage, you will get smarter again when he gets on his own. :) ec

Yeah, good luck with that. My son is 8 and quipped, "He just doesn't get my sarcasm..." the other day to me. About somebody unrelated to us of course. Sigh.

Anyway, about the eating habits. HOW FRUSTRATING ARE YOU?! ARGH! Just like my hub. Yes, a large family thing. I get dinner on the table and serve myself last, and danged if he doesn't want to pray before my plate is there, I agree, and before I get myself served, he is done. Inhales. :P

I remember the first time I ate at his house (probably 17 years old or so)... all ten kids present... and just as they finish crossing themselves "Holy Spirit, Amen." 24 hands go shooting out to grab food off serving plates (we served in the kitchen so that was new to me anyway) and gobbled and talked/screamed over each other and I just sat there in stunned silence cause we weren't really supposed to talk at my house unless spoken to anyhoo, and NEVER allowed to talk if someone else was. So anyway, my bf (hub) finishes 2 minutes later and most of the food is gone (as are all the kids) and he looks at me and says, "Aren't you eating?!" First time my sister ate there his little sister walked down the middle of the table to get out. It was Thanksgiving.

I love them to death... BEST.FAMILY.EVER.

:)

Oh, and they have a mongo round table now for the grandkids... they added on a whole wing to the kitchen. Hee.

Guys doing dishes is sexy!! A baby making a mockery of his daddy, haha! Classic! Many more years of this are headed your way. And with Lauren around, I have no doubt young Max and the new little Boogie will be properly trained. High five that lady and boy for me!Lois Lane

I have been doing dishes at my house for 9 years now. Never, and I mean never has my wife found this to be sexy. I could do the dishes naked, with a g-string on, and it would not be sexy. I obviously married one of a kind, cause all you blogger women find it to be sexy. Maybe I am just not a sexy guy. What is wrong with me, now I have a complex. This website stinks

My children may not mock me openly, but they definitely mock me with their eyes...

And dear GOD do I know ALL about the Must Snarf All The Food In The Vicinity Before It Is Totally GONE syndrome prevalent amongst the children of large families. TGIM is the 2nd oldest of 9 children and I STILL have to remind him to whoa, buddy, slow it DOWN, the food ain't going nowhere! And just when I have about broken him of the habit, we go to his parents' house for the holidays and all nine kids and their spouses gather at the ginormous table (kids at card tables scattered throughout the house, of course) and WHAMMO! Chaos ensues. Honestly. We spouses just get the hell out of the way and watch the food fly and damned if those freaking pigs don't take every bit of the good stuff!

I have taken to hiding away large portions of the good stuff at such occasions, as well as at home now, thus ensuring the less CRAZY people get some decent, unravaged food. Works like a charm.